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odioso

hateful

adjective oh-DYOH-zoh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Origin: Latin odiosus, from odium (hatred).

Also means

odious

Usage Note

Odioso is a strong adjective conveying active hatred or extreme unpleasantness. It agrees in gender and number: odiosa, odiosi, odiose. The idiomatic phrase essere odiosi can simply mean to be annoying or insufferable in informal speech. It is related to odiare (to hate) and the noun l'odio (hatred), making it a useful word family.

Examples

"Trovo odioso fare la fila."

Natural Translation

I find queuing hateful.

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